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In the year 2001
768 Notable deaths
Bob Sohl
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1928-2001).
Born March 28th, 1928 in York.
Died April 8th, 2001 at 73 years old in Highland Beach.
Ernst Hufschmid
Swiss footballer (1913-2001).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Basel.
Died November 30th, 2001 at 88 years old in Basel.
Johannes Benzing
German diplomat.
Born January 13th, 1913 in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Died March 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Bovenden.
Jorge Recalde
Argentine rally driver (1951–2001).
Born August 9th, 1951 in San Alberto Department.
Died March 10th, 2001 at 49 years old in Córdoba (myocardial infarction).
Olle Håkansson
Swedish association football player (1927-2001).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Aspås parish.
Died February 11th, 2001 at 73 years old in Frösö församling.
Willy Vannitsen
Belgian road bicycle racer (1935–2001).
Born February 8th, 1935 in Sint-Truiden.
Died August 19th, 2001 at 66 years old in Tienen.
Roger Scotti
French footballer (1925–2001).
Born July 29th, 1925 in Marseille.
Died December 12th, 2001 at 76 years old in 6th arrondissement of Marseille.
Otto Hemele
Czech footballer (1926-2001).
Born January 22nd, 1926 in Prague.
Died June 3rd, 2001 at 75 years old in Prague.
Nadezhda Grigoryevna Grekova
Soviet politician (1910-2001).
Born September 17th, 1910 in Minsk.
Died January 6th, 2001 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Käthe Grasegger
Alpine skier (1917–2001).
Born June 19th, 1917 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died August 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Vladimir Belyayev
Soviet footballer (1933-2001).
Born September 15th, 1933 in Nalchik.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 67 years old
Ron Kroon
Dutch swimmer and photographer (1942-2001).
Born September 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 58 years old in Huizen. [ref]
Erwin Thaler
Bobsledder (1930-2001).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Innsbruck.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 71 years old
Roman Codreanu
Olympic wrestler (1952–2001).
Born November 17th, 1952 in Vața de Sus.
Died May 26th, 2001 at 48 years old in Arad.
Seishiro Shimatani
Japanese association football player (1938–2001).
Born November 6th, 1938 in Kyoto.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 62 years old in Kyoto (liver cirrhosis).
Nello Lauredi
French cyclist (1924–2001).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Mulazzo.
Died April 8th, 2001 at 76 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
Johnny Wright
British boxer (1929–2001).
Born May 19th, 1929 in London.
Died July 12th, 2001 at 72 years old in Blandford Forum.
Mathias Clemens
Luxembourgian cyclist (1915–2001).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Rédange.
Died November 26th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bettembourg.
Anna Amelia Obermeyer
South african botanist (1907-2001).
Born July 30th, 1907 in Pretoria.
Died October 10th, 2001 at 94 years old in Cape Town.
Cal Strong
American water polo player (1907–2001).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Jacksonville.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 93 years old in Carmichael.
Jack Kolle
Indonesian footballer (1918–2001).
Born March 29th, 1918 in Surabaya.
Died September 12th, 2001 at 83 years old in The Hague.
Joseph Crockett
Sport shooter.
Born February 16th, 1905 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 11th, 2001 at 96 years old in Englewood.
Zoltán Nemere
Fencer (1942–2001).
Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).
Boris Gregorka
Slovenian gymnast and judge (1906-2001).
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Brežice.
Died March 19th, 2001 at 94 years old in Ljubljana.
Marius Flothuis
Dutch composer, musicologist and music critic (1914–2001).
Born October 30th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died November 13th, 2001 at 87 years old in Amsterdam.
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